Tarsia Puzzle | Square Numbers | Year 5

Deepen your Year 5 pupils' understanding of square numbers with this challenging tarsia puzzle.

Mix up the triangles in this tarsia puzzle and task your pupils to solve the square numbers calculations and match the questions and answers.

This square numbers tarsia puzzle can be used as an individual task to challenge pupils, or in partners or small groups to encourage mathematical conversations.

Often, teachers try to find fun ways for pupils to explore individual concepts. This tarsia puzzle provides an alternative to traditional worksheets when practising square numbers.

You’ll find a template page for pupils to rebuild the square numbers tarsia puzzle. Blank templates can also be used as an additional task for pupils to create a square numbers tarsia puzzle of their own.

Year 5 square numbers tarsia worksheet

• Finding square numbers from 1 squared to 11 squared